List of practice Questions

Choose the correct alternative that best explains the following idiom: “Writing on the wall.”

Although many of the members were ________ about the pending deal, others were ________ about the benefits it would bring.

Select the letter pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed by the original pair: BOOK:RIVER.

‘But for cancer, I would not have given up his smoking.’ In this sentence, ‘But’ is —

If $n = 1 + X$ where $X$ is the product of four consecutive positive integers, which of the following are true?
1.\ $n$ is odd 2.\ $n$ is prime 3.\ $n$ is a perfect square.

A rainy day occurs once in every 10 days. Half of the rainy days produce rainbows. What percent of all the days do not produce a rainbow?

Inside a triangular park, there is a flower bed, forming a similar triangle. Around the flower bed runs a uniform path so that the sides of the park are exactly double the corresponding sides of the flower bed. The ratio of areas of the path to the flower bed is:

Area of a square natural lake is $50$ (square miles). A diver wishing to cross the lake diagonally will have to swim a distance of—

A ladder is leaning against a wall which is $5$ meters high. If the ladder’s foot is 2 meters from the wall and the top touches the top edge of the wall, what is the length of the ladder?

Virtuoso means?

Three friends had dinner at a restaurant. When the bill arrived, Amit paid $\tfrac{2}{3}$ as much as Veena paid, and Veena paid $\tfrac{1}{2}$ as much as Tanya paid. What fraction of the bill did Veena pay?

Starting from his house one day, a student walks with a speed of $2\tfrac{1}{2}$ km/h and reaches school 6 minutes late. Next day he increases his speed by 1 km/h and reaches 6 minutes early. How far is the school from the house?

The number of students studying Physics, Chemistry, and Zoology are in the ratio $4:3:5$. If the numbers in these three disciplines increased by $50%$, $25%$, and $10%$ respectively in the next year, what is the new respective ratio?

A, B, and C start a business, each investing ₹20{,}000. After 5 months, A withdraws ₹5{,}000, B withdraws ₹4{,}000, and C invests ₹6{,}000 more. At the end of the year, the total profit is ₹69{,}900. What is B's share of the profit?

The difference between two numbers is $1365$. When the larger is divided by the smaller, the quotient is $6$ and the remainder is $15$. What is the smaller number?

A man purchased 40 fruits: apples and oranges for ₹17. Had he purchased as many oranges as apples and as many apples as oranges (i.e., swapped the quantities), he would have paid ₹15. Find the cost of one pair (one apple + one orange).

There are 6 tickets to the theater, 4 of which are for seats in the front row. If 3 tickets are selected at random, what is the probability that exactly two of them are for the front row?

When 75% of a number is added to 75, the result is the same as the number. Find the number.

If five spiders can catch five flies in 5 minutes, how many flies can one hundred spiders catch in 100 minutes?

The value is $5^{1/4} \times (125)^{0.25}$

When a heap of pebbles is grouped in 32, 40, or 72, it leaves remainders 10, 18, and 50 respectively. What is the minimum number of pebbles in the heap?

Symbiosis runs a corporate training programme. At the end of the first programme, the total takings were ₹38950. There were more than 45 but fewer than 100 participants. What was the participants' fee?

Milk and water in two vessels A and B are in the ratios 4:3 and 2:3 respectively. In what ratio should the liquids from both vessels be mixed to obtain a new mixture (vessel C) that is half milk and half water?

Apply the given legal principles to the facts provided in the following of the question and select the most appropriate answer.
Principle : Whoever, intending to dishonestly take any movable property out of the possession of any person without that person’s consent, moves that property in order to such taking, is said to commit theft.
Facts : R owns an antique watch but is unsure of its value. She took it to a jeweller Y for a free valuation that was offered by Y. Y took the watch home instead of valuing it and does not provide any explanation. R enters Y’s home, pushes Y to one side, and retrieves her watch by force. Has R committed theft ?

Apply the given legal principles to the facts provided in the following of the question and select the most appropriate answer.
Principle : Whoever enters into or upon property in the possession of another with intent to commit an offence in relation to that property or to intimidate, insult or annoy any person in possession of such property is said to commit criminal trespass.
Facts : H entered his friend L’s property because it was adjoining C’s home. From L’s garden, H shouted insults and tried to intimidate C. C seeks to sue for criminal trespass.